“DJ Hero” – add’s DJ shadow & Z-trip to the game!

As the countdown beings to the release of “DJ Hero,” Activision’s forthcoming turntablist counterpart to “Guitar Hero” and “Rock Band,” a few details are beginnging to emerge, including a new website, Twitter account, and a SXSW appearance by DJ Shadow.

Gaming site Kotaku has been diligent about mapping out the hardware details recently, including the many iterations of the DJ controller, arguably the most important factor in the success of this new franchise. The big question, however, has still remained: which famous all-star DJ will be ‘the’ DJ Hero.

Z-Trip and DJ Shadow are two of the DJs who will appear as avatars in Activision’s forthcoming “DJ Hero” video game, according to a Daily Swarm source involved in the game’s development. Both have had a role in developing and testing the game’s controller as well as programming and licensing the music.

Daft Punk and Mixmaster Mike are rumored to be part of the game too, but their participation remains unconfirmed. Despite early reports of DJ Tiesto’s inclusion in the game, the Dutch trance merchant’s role has since been lessened or abandoned entirely.

Activision plans to ship 1.5 million units of the game when it hits the shelves this June, according to our sources. This shows a considerable amount of confidence that the music gaming market is compiled of more than standard-fare rock fans, and that there is a large audience of wanna-be DJs. Can MTV’s version be far behind?

Uncle Keith rocks many a psuedonym….

Kool Keith – many forms, many incarnations. A founding member of the legendary Ultramagnetic MCs, the Black Elvis, also Dr. Octagon, even Dr. Dooom…not often Keith Thornton…responsible for such classic albums as Critical Beatdown, Funk Your Head Up, and the Four Horsemen. In addition to his many rap outings, Keith proved he was not averse to cross-genre experimentation and even collaborated with the electronica outfit Hardkiss on “Abandon Ship” (Sharks & Mermaids mix) on the Astralwerks imprint; in fact, Kool Keith appears on the Prodigy album Fat Of The Land as the voice of “Smack My Bitch Up” and on the track “Diesel Power.”

Keith says …”I’m not about nostalgia, I’m not about looking back. If I made a hit, I moved on and never looked back…. the future is what I should be dwelling on right now.”

…and hey i bet you think you have a great “street” name…..Uncle Keith rocks many a psuedonym….use some of these during your next telephone survey………..

KOOL KEITH
KEITH TURBO
KEITH TELEVASQUEZ
KEITH KORG
MATTHEW
DR. SPERM
DR. OCTAGON
DR. ULTRA
DR. DOOOM
BLACK ELVIS
POPPA LARGE
MR. GREEN
MR. GERBIK
MR. ORANGE
MC BALDYLOCKS
THE FOURTH HORSEMAN
BLONDE MAN
CLEAN MAN
SHARK MAN
ELEPHANT MAN
ALIEN MAN
JIMMY STEELE
WILLIE BIGGS
BIG WILLIE SMITH
WILLIE NATURAL
REVEREND TOM
MIKE STANLEY
LARRY LOPEZ
THE X
RHYTHM X
X-CALIBER
X-74
FLY RICKY THE WINE TASTER
RICO FROM PUERTO RICO
FUNK IGNITER PLUS
ROBBIE ANALOG
SINISTER 6000
CRAZY LOU
LONNIE HENDREX
LIGHT BLUE COP
THE KID IN THE COMMERCIAL
JOE KINGPIN
BLACK LINEN
ELVIN PRESLEY
DELI BOY
SK8 JOHNSON
PLATNINUM RICH
EXOTRON GEIGER COUNTER ONE PLUS MEGOTRON
ACTIVITY
EXXON
CAPTAIN KOOL
CAPTAIN BLACK
EXOTRON GEIGER COUNTER ONE GAMA PLUS SEQUENCER
ROBERT PERRY
JOHN CLAYBORNE COUSIN OF JIMMY HICKS
MR. NOGATCO
TASHAN DORRSETT
NAQUAN
UNDERWEAR PISSY
THE BEST MC IN THE WORLD

“Ghosts” by Comateens

1981 video for “Ghosts” by Comateens, from their self-titled debut album. Filmed in a garage in Paris on almost no budget, of course that is quite hard to tell….

One of the pioneering bands of the New York / New Wave scene from 1978 – 1986. Drum machines. Guitars. Strangeness. Awesome. Two brothers and a cool chick. Make the scene.

Record Label: Virgin
Band Members: Lyn Byrd, Nic North, Oliver North
City: New York, New York
Country: United States

Leon Bloy, THE WOMAN WHO WAS POOR (1897)

“He found by experience the truth of that law, always unbelievable and always proclaimed, that an artist is invariably hated in exact proportion to his greatness, and that if his strength gives out, when the baying pack are hunting him, he won’t even find a plough-boy generous enough to refrain from stretching out his plough-share to trip him up. The Great Holiday of mankind is to see the death of whatever does not seem mortal.”